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Deborah L Schwartz, MD

Emergency Medicine · San Jose

NPI 1235234923

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2 locations · Emergency Physicians Associates San Jose PC · County of Santa Clara

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Hospitals listed: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

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Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
DualConnect (HMO D-SNP)Santa Clara Family Health PlanListedSep 1, 2026

California Medical Board record

Licence A67025 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 1998 · expires 2028-11-30 · University of California, Davis School of Medicine.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

Hospitals they work in

1 hospital

These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.

  • Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose, CAAcute Care Hospital · Government - Local · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System, which runs 3 hospitalsPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 70% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 2 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 2.572, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.563, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.256, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.369, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 10 the same, 1 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections2.572WorseOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.563BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.256BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.369BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.25 (0.3 to 2.2) · 1,535 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.07 (0.76 to 1.38)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths214.59 (167.38 to 261.8) · 108 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.8 · 41 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths6 · 141 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths10.2 · 124 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths8.3 · 501 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths14.9 · 653 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths10.1 · 348 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3 · 4,502 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.24 (0.04 to 0.43) · 9,014 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.34 (0.15 to 0.52) · 9,216 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths4.54 (2.51 to 6.58) · 1,421 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.54 (0 to 3.2) · 288 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.11 (0.66 to 3.56) · 1,446 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths11.61 (4.09 to 19.14) · 294 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths7.29 (3.39 to 11.2) · 299 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.9 (0.45 to 3.36) · 333 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.23 (0 to 0.78) · 7,538 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths5.4 · 94 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.735No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections2.573No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.6 · 185 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits22.1 · 951 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits56.3 · 128 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits6.4 · 644 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits1.3 · 699 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.3 · 921 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.7 (3.9 to 8.1) · 226 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits12.6 (9.4 to 16.5) · 226 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.4 · 94 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits11.4 · 54 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.3 · 242 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13.2 (9.9 to 17.4) · 702 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1 (0.7 to 1.4) · 195 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (4,032 patients answered, 29% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Cleanliness3
Nurse communication3
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information2
Overall hospital rating3
Quietness2
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Room was "always" clean70%
Nurses "always" communicated well73%
Doctors "always" communicated well76%
Staff "always" explained57%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information82%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge82%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand71%
Doctors "always" listened carefully74%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect82%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)67%
Staff "always" explained new medications71%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand71%
Nurses "always" listened carefully69%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect80%
"Always" quiet at night43%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital70%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects44%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms83%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$39,399

Medicare paid this office $39,399 for 311 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making179$24,602$137
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making59$4,947$82
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes21$3,924$187
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only144$1,056$7
Return visit (30+ min)11$884$80
See all 7 services
Every Original Medicare service billed
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making179$24,602$137
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making59$4,947$82
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes21$3,924$187
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only144$1,056$7
Return visit (30+ min)11$884$80
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making11$487$44
X-ray of chest, 1 view20$152$8

Who their Medicare patients are

311 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 71 · Under 65 24% · 85 and older 16% · Women 52% · Also on Medicaid 80% · Health risk score 2.48. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical emergency medicine clinician is at 2.01.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 48% · Chronic kidney disease 36% · Coronary heart disease 31% · Heart failure 28% · Atrial fibrillation 25% · Depression 25% · COPD 20% · Dementia 20% · Cancer 14% · Stroke 13%.

The office billed $322,204, Medicare allowed $54,702 and paid $39,399; for 516 services of 40 kinds.

Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.

Year by year

Original Medicare by year
2024311516712.48$322,204$39,399
2023331418712.35$390,750$41,747
2022358413692.42$484,397$51,625
2021286329692.72$373,840$40,891
2020312400662.79$377,075$40,280
2019464788682.51$572,530$57,993
2018459718672.37$521,578$51,927
2017416595672.18$389,323$50,071
2016271327641.98$128,714$17,041
2015323402661.72$211,095$22,656
2014401508641.47$241,234$29,479
2013315396651.75$176,677$22,300

Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.

See the services billed each year

2023: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making175$25,957$147
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making90$7,226$78
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes13$2,693$207
Return visit (30+ min)18$1,354$75
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only68$546$7

2022: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making162$29,423$176
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making113$12,054$96
Return visit (30+ min)43$3,159$73
Long return visit (40+ min)17$2,381$140
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making26$1,444$53

2021: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making133$23,606$171
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making95$9,041$94
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes11$2,590$235
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making25$1,155$44
Return visit (30+ min)14$1,042$74

2020: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making106$17,049$155
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making141$14,987$105
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes12$2,450$204
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making42$2,327$53
Return visit (30+ min)20$1,150$57
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only37$286$7

2019: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2019
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making191$28,800$146
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making206$19,804$90
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making62$3,124$49
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only221$1,870$7
Emergency department visit with straightforward medical decision making12$402$31

2018: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2018
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making192$26,512$134
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making206$19,351$91
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making65$2,777$43
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only197$1,518$7

2017: 5 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2017
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making177$25,213$139
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making179$17,372$94
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making51$2,619$50
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only118$885$7
Short return visit (20+ min)11$477$43

2016: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2016
Short return visit (20+ min)104$4,357$41
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making42$4,040$96
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making24$3,638$146
Return visit (30+ min)23$1,563$68
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making22$1,142$52
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only79$572$7

2015: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2015
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making80$7,699$93
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making51$7,215$139
Short return visit (20+ min)85$3,041$35
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making35$1,714$48
Return visit (30+ min)19$1,136$60
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only97$739$7

2014: 8 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making91$8,703$96
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making47$7,105$148
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making74$3,767$50
Short return visit (20+ min)84$3,656$43
Return visit (30+ min)28$1,736$62
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only105$790$7
Emergency department visit with straightforward medical decision making13$461$35
Short return visit19$335$18

2013: 7 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2013
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making82$7,642$91
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making46$6,513$142
Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making56$2,531$44
New patient visit (30+ min)16$1,050$66
Short return visit (20+ min)24$988$41
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only102$640$6
Short return visit (20+ min)13$624$48

Medicaid work

$58,229 in 2024

Medicaid paid $58,229 for 2,622 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 84 people in a month for one service.

Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.

Largest Medicaid services in 2024
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM707$25,837
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM632$19,327
Service147$5,481
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only455$1,957
Service53$1,807
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM78$1,133
Blood count; complete (CBC), automated (Hgb, Hct, RBC, WBC and platelet count) and automated differential WBC count104$838
New patient visit (45+ min)46$621
Return visit (30+ min)40$521
ELECTROLYTE PANEL53$368
Service123$142
Creatinine; blood53$97
Medicaid work by year
20242,6221684$58,229
20232,6301595$59,848
20221,4291386$45,799
20211,097757$47,928
20201,236856$43,718
20192,395975$56,455
20182,837974$66,401
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2023

Largest Medicaid services in 2023
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM765$27,610
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM553$16,403
Service187$6,981
New patient visit (45+ min)80$2,573
Service44$1,500
Blood count; complete (CBC), automated (Hgb, Hct, RBC, WBC and platelet count) and automated differential WBC count144$1,230
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only282$1,119
Return visit (30+ min)30$794
ELECTROLYTE PANEL82$604
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM25$440
Service189$236
Urinalysis, by dip stick or tablet reagent for bilirubin, glucose, hemoglobin, ketones, leukocytes, nitrite, pH, protein, specific gravity, urobilinogen, any number of these constituents; automated, with microscopy53$188

2022

Largest Medicaid services in 2022
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM586$25,703
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM373$12,301
Return visit (30+ min)227$3,102
Long return visit (40+ min)44$1,615
Service41$1,553
Service18$614
Short return visit (20+ min)25$383
Blood count; complete (CBC), automated (Hgb, Hct, RBC, WBC and platelet count) and automated differential WBC count43$331
ELECTROLYTE PANEL13$92
Service21$61
Creatinine; blood13$28
Blood glucose (sugar) level12$9

2021

Largest Medicaid services in 2021
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM533$30,672
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM388$13,873
Return visit (30+ min)108$1,662
Service14$508
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM16$482
Short return visit (20+ min)26$446
Long return visit (40+ min)12$284

2020

Largest Medicaid services in 2020
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM375$20,477
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM444$15,300
Return visit (30+ min)111$2,465
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM127$2,461
Service26$1,026
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only117$921
Long return visit (40+ min)23$622
Service13$443

2019

Largest Medicaid services in 2019
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM487$21,229
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM684$18,321
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only731$5,574
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM326$5,231
Service31$2,548
Service58$2,300
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; tracing only, without interpretation and report26$848
Blood count; complete (CBC), automated (Hgb, Hct, RBC, WBC and platelet count) and automated differential WBC count39$374
Blood glucose (sugar) level13$31

2018

Largest Medicaid services in 2018
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT HIGH MDM595$25,473
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT MOD MDM756$21,756
Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; interpretation and report only991$7,375
Service138$5,261
EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT LOW MDM305$5,241
Service14$1,118
Blood count; complete (CBC), automated (Hgb, Hct, RBC, WBC and platelet count) and automated differential WBC count13$128
Blood glucose (sugar) level13$48
Urea nitrogen; quantitative12$1

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$7,036

Pharmacies billed $7,036 in 2024.

This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.

154 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $7,036 in drug cost · 49 antibiotic prescriptions to 43 people.

Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.

Largest Part D drug costs
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa13$369$28
Ondansetron12$29$2
Ibuprofen14$26$2

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
2024196117NoneNone$7,036
2023167104NoneNone$8,904
202214585NoneNone$5,713
20211107114% (15)None$3,985
202011272None18%$3,042
2019132868% (11)15%$4,363
20181318215% (19)12%$3,729
201718810114% (26)None$7,809
20161056617% (18)None$3,951
20151297624% (31)None$1,966
20141278223% (29)None$1,780
20131328228% (37)15%$2,116

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Famotidine12$134$11

2021: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Cephalexin13$108$8
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11$58$5

2019: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Ondansetron15$78$5

2018: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen17$99$6
Ondansetron14$66$5

2017: 2 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen20$92$5
Ondansetron13$74$6

2015: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23$151$7

2014: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2014
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen22$166$8

2013: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2013
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen28$159$6

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score
80.6 / 100
Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI
1235234923
Licence
CA A67025California A67025: Current · expires 2028-11-30
Group
Emergency Physicians Associates San Jose PC · County of Santa Clara
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Medicaid ID
CA 00A670250
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207P00000X (207P00000X)
Mailing address
247 Brooklyn Ave, San Jose, CA, 95128
NPI first listed
2006-09-14
NPI last updated
2007-09-12

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.